Hockey headlines for March 12, 2019

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Lightning gets some puck, makes some luck in win over Maple Leafs (Tampa Bay Times)
Isles move closer to first as Greiss shuts out Jackets (New York Newsday)
Surging Flyers outlast Senators, 3-2, inch to within 3 points of a playoff spot (Philly.com)
Brendan Perlini's hat trick leads Blackhawks to 7-1 rout of Coyotes, moving them within 5 points of a wild-card spot (Chicago Tribune)
NHL investigating report of homophobic slur during Leafs-Lightning game (Toronto Sun)
Flyers’ Jake Voracek appealing his suspension to NHL czar Gary Bettman (Philly.com)
Sabres' Jack Eichel, coach Phil Housley disagree with NHL suspension (Buffalo News)
Leafs and Lightning keep bracket busting to a minimum (Toronto Sun)
Sharks’ Joe Thornton will be a strong candidate for an NHL award (San Jose Mercury News)
Sharks winning streak continues in Minnesota (San Jose Mercury News)
Edmonton Oilers beat back New York Rangers 3-2 in OT (Edmonton Sun)
Wild struggles at home again in shutout by Sharks (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Colorado Avalanche get shut out at home by Carolina Hurricanes (Denver Post)
Jackets can’t find offense (Columbus Dispatch)
Brendan Lemieux channels Gordie Howe in another Rangers loss (New York Post)
Flyers keep playoff dream alive after defeating Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
Rusty Victor Rask returns to Wild in 3-0 loss to San Jose (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Rangers' DeAngelo back in Quinn's doghouse (New York Newsday)
Chris Kunitz aims to give Blackhawks every drop he has left in push for playoffs (Chicago Sun-Times)
Matt Duchene, Ryan Dzingel settling in (Columbus Dispatch)
Blue Jackets coach Tortorella a big fan of Tortz (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights haunted by giving up goals late in periods (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penalty killing superb since Capitals dealt for Hagelin (Washington Times)
Penguins leaning on young wingers for playoff push (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
'No time to pout:' Red Wings look to put 'embarrassing' losses behind them (Detroit News)
Detroit Red Wings' Dylan Larkin out another week with neck strain (Detroit Free Press)
In spite of off-night vs. Bolts, Leafs' Andersen uses Vezina talk as motivator (Toronto Sun)
'A coach's dream': How Stars' Roman Polak earned, embraced a role he never expected (Dallas Morning News)
Ducks’ Daniel Sprong taking strides to become a more complete player (Orange County Register)
Fourth-liner Mangiapane kickstarts Flames offence (Calgary Sun)
Journey as an NHL rookie continues for Canadiens' Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Montreal Gazette)
Sabres' Alex Nylander hopes to stay in NHL beyond Jack Eichel's suspension (Buffalo News)
Penguins call up Joseph Blandisi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins sign college free agent Jake Lucchini (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flames prospect Dube named AHL’s Player of the Week (Calgary Sun)
Vesalainen returning to Moose? Finnish report says Jets top prospect heading to AHL (Winnipeg Sun)
Faith guides Knights’ Ryan Carpenter on and off the ice (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Harry Howell got his name on Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup in 1990 (Edmonton Journal)